对马之汗液的认识与“身体”的多元性——比较研究蒙古传统马学与日本现代马学

The Sweat of the Horse and the Diversity of the Body——Comparison of Traditional Mongolia Hippology and Modern Japanese Hippology

作为后现代研究热点之一的身体问题,在STS领域中被关注不多,而对动物身体的认识和建构的关注,更是有意义的研究扩展。通过比较蒙古族和日本的兽医理论对马的汗液这一特殊身体现象的不同解读,分析它们各自的特殊性、合理性,展现了生物医学知识在身体认识上的建构性、多元性特点。基于此案例,也讨论了认识自然的多元知识系统的价值与意义。

The body,a hot topic of postmodern study,is paid little attention to by STS. The understanding and construction of animal body is significant. By comparing the theory of Mongolian and Japanese veterinarian about the special phenomenon of body sweat and analysing their respective particularity and rationality,the authors show the characteristics of biomedical knowledge in the construction and the diversity in the knowledge of the body. Based on this case,the authors also discuss the value and the significance of diverse knowledge systems to understand nature.